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Obama Wraps Up Myanmar Visit With Call to Speed Reforms

President’s Second Trip to the Country Was Crafted to Send Message of Displeasure, U.S. Officials Say

U.S. President Barack Obama ended his three-day visit to Myanmar on Friday with a town hall meeting with hundreds of Asian students. Photo: AP

By

Carol E. Lee and

Shibani Mahtani

Nov. 14, 2014 9:13 p.m. ET

YANGON, Myanmar—President Barack Obama swept through this country over three days with pledges to keep American pressure on a government that is struggling to implement political reforms as it transitions from a half century of military rule.

Mr. Obama wrapped up the closely watched visit on Friday with some of his strongest words yet for Myanmar’s leaders. In a news conference with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi , he said the...